US2024080422A1PendingUtilityA1

Electronic apparatus and controlling method thereof

Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTDPriority: Jul 5, 2021Filed: Nov 3, 2023Published: Mar 7, 2024
Est. expiryJul 5, 2041(~14.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
G03B 21/145H04N 9/3185H04N 9/3182H04N 9/3194H04N 21/485H04N 23/00H04N 9/3188H04N 23/54H04N 21/4854
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Abstract

Provided is an electronic apparatus including a memory; a sensor; a projection part configured to output an image onto a projection surface, and at least one processor configured to: obtain a first image including a content, obtain inclination information of the electronic apparatus using the sensor, identify a first area in which the first image is displayed and a second area in which the first image is not displayed based on the inclination information, change a size of the first image based on the size of the first area, control the projection part to output the first image having the changed size onto the first area, and control the projection part to output, onto the second area, a second image including additional information based on the inclination information and a size of the second area.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic apparatus comprising:
 a memory;   a sensor;   a projection part configured to output an image onto a projection surface; and   at least one processor configured to:
 obtain a first image including a content, 
 obtain inclination information of the electronic apparatus using the sensor, 
 identify a first area in which the first image is displayed and a second area in which the first image is not displayed based on the inclination information, 
 change a size of the first image based on the size of the first area, 
 control the projection part to output the first image having the changed size onto the first area, and 
 control the projection part to output, onto the second area, a second image including additional information based on the inclination information and a size of the second area. 
   
     
     
         2 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
 rotate the first image based on the inclination information, adjust the first image by changing a width and a height of the first image based on a width and a height of the first area, and   control the projection part to output the adjusted first image corresponding to the first area.   
     
     
         3 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
 rotate the second image based on the inclination information, and adjust the second image by changing a size of the second image based on the size of the second area, and   control the projection part to output the adjusted second image corresponding to the second area.   
     
     
         4 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the inclination information comprises an inclination direction,
 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to adjust the first image and the second image by rotating the first image and the second image in a reverse direction of the inclination direction,   wherein the inclination direction is a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction based on a direction that the projection surface faces.   
     
     
         5 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the sensor comprises at least one of an inclination sensor for sensing inclination of the electronic apparatus or an image sensor for capturing an image,
 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to obtain the inclination direction based on sensing data obtained from the sensor.   
     
     
         6 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to, based on a plurality of second areas, obtain a size of the plurality of second areas, and
 control the projection part to output the second image in the second area having a largest size among the plurality of second areas.   
     
     
         7 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
 identify an output area in which an image is output through the projection part,   identify the first area to which the adjusted first image is output, and   identify, as the second area, an area excluding the first area from among the output area.   
     
     
         8 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to control the projection part to output a background color of the second area as a predetermined color. 
     
     
         9 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the sensor comprises an image sensor for capturing an image,
 wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
 identify a color of the projection surface based on the image captured through the image sensor, and 
 identify the predetermined color based on the identified color of the projection surface. 
   
     
     
         10 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the projection part to output the inclination information and a guide user interface to rotate the second image. 
     
     
         11 . A method of controlling an electronic apparatus to output an image onto a projection surface, the method comprising:
 obtaining a first image including a content;   obtaining inclination information of the electronic apparatus;   identifying a first area for displaying the first image and a second area in which the first image is not displayed based on the inclination information;   changing a size of the first image based on a size of the first area;   outputting the first image having the changed size onto the first area; and   outputting, onto the second area, a second image including additional information based on the inclination information and a size of the second area.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the changing the size of the first image comprises rotating the first image based on the inclination information, adjusting the first image by changing a width and a height of the first image based on a width and a height of the first area, and
 wherein the outputting the first image comprises outputting the adjusted first image corresponding to the first area.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises:
 rotating the second image based on the inclination information, adjusting the second image by changing a size of the second image based on the size of the second area,   wherein the outputting the second image comprises outputting the adjusted second image corresponding to the second area.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the inclination information comprises an inclination direction,
 wherein the method further comprises adjusting the first image and the second image by rotating the first image and the second image in a reverse direction of the inclination direction, and   wherein the inclination direction is a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction based on a direction that the projection surface faces.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the sensor comprises at least one of an inclination sensor for sensing inclination of the electronic apparatus or an image sensor for capturing an image,
 wherein the obtaining the inclination information comprises obtaining the inclination direction based on sensing data obtained from a sensor.

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